Improvement in trusses



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Truss.v .-No. 168,264. Patemedsept. 28,1375.

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N. PETERS, PHOTO-LIYHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON, D C.

Uurrnn STATES Pn'rnr Grafica.,

LEON T. LUBIN, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPRovl-:MENT'IN TRussEs.

. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 168,264, dated September 28, 1875; application tiled August 24, 1875.

To alll'w/Lom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEON T. LUBIN, of Boston, in the county of Sufolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hernia-Trusses, of which the following is a specification This yinvention relates to hernia trusses,

more particularly designed for umbilical herf nia, but applicable to other hernia-trusses.

. The improvements are fully hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims, and a preliminary descrip tion is therefore not deemed In the drawings, A represents the hernia-` pad. This pad A is to be made of any suitable form, and of any suitable material or materials, and the form shown is particularly applicable for umbilical hernia. B, a padded plate, open at the center Gf The pad A is loose in the 'openingO of pad, andprojects at -its padded side D". a, a lip surrounding pad A. This lip a of pad A bears against the outside face of pad B, and limits the projection of the pad A through the central opening C of pad B. b, an endless elastic cord or string. This endless cord b passes continuously about a series of hooks, c c, at the outer end d of the hernia-pad A, and a series of hooks, f, on the outer face g of the padded plate B, and thus the herniapadA is connected to the padded plate B, and hung and suspended in its central opening C. D D, two elastic webbings or straps. These elastic straps D are buckled at each end, as at g g, to the outside of the padded plate B, and between their two ends they encircle or pass about the outside of a single non-elastic band, E, and to this band they are confined by stationary loops h", through which they are free to play. Fnonelastic straps, buckled at h, one to each end of the non-elastic band E, and both hung to the. loops m of the bent springband G'r, fastened, by a set-screw, a, to the center of the hernia-pad A. The hernia pad A,

and all its attachments herein described, are particularly a pplioable to umbilical hernia, 'and to use it for this purpose first place the band E about t-he body, with the'hernia pad A in the umbilicus, and then properly buckle the elastic straps D of the band E, and the nonelastic straps F of the hernia -pad A, which secures the truss in position.

The herein-described connection of the her- Y nia-pad with its holder allows the pad to roll The elastic straps D, encircling the band E, as

herein described, allow the padded plate B, which carries the hernia-pad, to yield to the outward movements of the body from the breathing or coughing, 8vo., ofthe wearer; and by the non-elastic connection herein described of the band E with `the pressure-spring G of the hernia-pad, the hernia-pad, in these outward movements ofthe body, is not only held to its position in the umbilicus, but its pressure therein, through its spring Gr, is proportionately increased, thus entirely overcoming and counterbalancing the outward thrust of the hernia from such causes, which obviously prevents any disturbance in the hold of the hernia by the hernia-pad of the truss.

The arrangement herein described of the elastic cord b to give elasticity to the rolling movement of the hernia-pad is a most convenient one for changing the degree or extent of its elastic action on the hernia-pad, as it is only necessary, for such adj ustment of its elastic action on the hernia-pad, to hook it upon more or less of the two series of hooks c c and f f, one change being shown by Fig. 4 and, furthermore, the cord b can be readily removed and another one substituted for it.

For securing elasticity to the roll of the hernia-pad other forms of springs than that herein particularly described may be used-as, for

instance, spiral springs or bent springs connected to and stretched from the hernia-pad to its holder, substantially like the endless cord but the arrangement of the elastic cord herein described is preferable, as it is most ef cient, and, besides, it is cheap and easy of application and adjustment. The non-elastic band E, encircled by the elastic straps D, shields the elastic straps from direct contact with the bodyof the wearer, and thus protects them against injury from the perspiration of the body. Between the ends of the band E and the hernia-pad plate B the elastic straps are continued by non-elastic webbing, as at L, to protect the elastic band against the perspiration of thebody not covered by the herniapad plate B and the band E. Having now described myinvention, whatI claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The hernia-padA and holder pad or plate B,

the two applied and connected together by an elastic cord, b, substantially as described, for the purpose specified.

2. The hernia-pad A, arranged to move in and out of its holder pad or plate B, the springband G, and the elastic straps D D, and a non-elastic band, E, all connected together and arranged substantially as herein described,and for theinward movement or pressure of the hernia-pad A in the outward movement of the holder-pad B, substantially as speciied.

3. The non-elastic band E, with its loops h", in combination with the elastic strap or straps D, substantially as and for the purpose described.

LEON T. LUBIN.

Witnesses:

GEO. H. EARL, ALBERT W. BROWN. 

